Google Places for Business is now Google My Business

Google today announced that Google Places for business which incorporated various information about a local business has now been renamed as Google My Business. There is a lot more to this change to the service than just a new name.

With Google My Business, the company has combined places that was initially located in Google + Local and mow all the information is located in Google My Business. It is one of the ways in which Google is hoping to help business appear on search engines in a much easier manner. So, now through this new service (Google My Business), organisations can update their business information, add new photos, read reviews of their customer and even use services of Google Plus. In addition, Google My Business will add information about your organisation on Google searches and Google Maps as well, making it easier for customers to locate your business across devices.

Some of the features of Google My Business includes:

Organisations can now update their information on Search, Maps and Google+ from a single point as many times as they want. This information can include contact number, business description, hours of services and website URL. Google will then use this information for the Knowledge Graph which is a section that highlights these features on the right side of search engine results when users search for a particular company